France's Baby Boomlet

By

Matthew Kaminski

Updated May 22, 2003 12:01 a.m. ET

Paris

On a recent and rare sunny Sunday, we anxiously raced to our favorite garden restaurant. Our concern was not over securing a table, since there were plenty to spare, but a coveted spot for my daughter's stroller.

Prams were parked closely in a row along the outermost tables and each had a sleeping or screaming bebe inside. We were...